By StaffWednesday, August 24, 2016 12:15 AM
NEW YORK—Contact Lens Health Week, a campaign created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to increase public awareness and promote healthy contact lens wear and care kicked off Monday, Aug. 22 with a live Twitter chat.

By StaffMonday, August 8, 2016 12:15 AM
LONDON—Vision Direct and Fight for Sight have joined forces and created the #ThinkUV campaign to create awareness about the importance of protecting your eyes from ultra-violet (UV) rays this summer.

LONDON—Vision Direct and Fight for Sight have joined forces to start #ThinkUV, a campaign urging people to protect their eyes and think about the dangers of ultra-violet (UV) rays this summer. As part of the campaign, the organizations will be encouraging everyone to take a sunglass selfie and help raise funds for pioneering research into sight loss prevention.

By StaffMonday, August 1, 2016 12:27 AM
DRAPER, Utah—1-800 Contacts is partnering with Opternative to introduce InstaRx, a new service that lets consumers perform an online eye exam, renew a CL prescription and order CLs online.

By StaffMonday, May 9, 2016 12:27 AM
ATLANTA—Organized optometry won the latest round in its fight against online refraction when lawmakers in the state of Georgia enacted legislation making it illegal to issue a contact lens or spectacle prescription without an eye exam.

By StaffWednesday, November 25, 2015 12:15 AM
NEW YORK—#VMSpirit #PetsInSpex is coming to a close. Nov. 30, 2015 is the last day to submit photos of your spexy pets for a chance to win nearly $300 worth of gifts including Grounds & Hounds coffee courtesy of Paws N Claws.

By StaffMonday, November 23, 2015 12:21 AM
NEW YORK—Working with its own IT experts, its e-commerce teams, the fulfillment capabilities of Glasses.com and the input of a group of ECP advisors, executives at Luxottica Wholesale are readying a new digital omni-channel solution.

By StaffWednesday, November 11, 2015 12:15 AM
NEW YORK—Although we’re already halfway through the second annual #VMSpirit #PetsInSpex social media campaign, there is still plenty of time to get your submissions in.

By StaffWednesday, October 28, 2015 12:15 AM
NEW YORK—The 2014 ECP Internet Usage study, now available from Jobson Optical Research, explores how today’s eyecare professionals are using internet technology with patients in their practice.